Dominican Republic reports first coronavirus death

SANTO DOMINGO,  (Reuters) – The Dominican Republic has registered its first death from coronavirus, a 47-year-old woman who recently returned from Spain, the health ministry said yesterday.

Health Minister Rafael Sanchez told a news conference that the Caribbean country had also detected 10 further infections on top of the 11 already identified. Among the new ones was the first person-to-person transmission recorded in the country.